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When the cloud eats your contract: a cautionary tale from GAO

A failed protest by MetTel is an example of how some long-standing market players risk being sidelined by federal modernization.

  • By Nick Wakeman

FAR overhaul targets risk-averse acquisition culture

Larry Allen, the General Services Administrator's chief acquisition officer, says regulatory changes must be paired with leadership support for innovation.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Trump’s commercial procurement push derails fight over $365M Army contract

The cancellation of SETA III likely ends a year-long protest battle at U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Federal agencies can resume mass layoffs, Supreme Court rules

Many agencies across government are expected to swiftly implement workforce cuts.

  • By Eric Katz

Army aims to quadruple Patriot missile procurement

Move comes amid conflict with Iran, questions about aid to Ukraine.

  • By Meghann Myers

VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only

Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions.

  • By Eric Katz
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Boeing wins $2.8B Space Force contract for nuclear communications satellites

The Evolved Strategic Satellites will provide jam-resistant communications to support U.S. nuclear command and control systems.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Feds launch five-year contract to enhance tracking of Gulf oil spill restoration efforts

A web-based system provides ongoing oversight of ecosystem restoration and how settlement funds are being spent.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD gets millions for cyber capabilities under GOP reconciliation package

The law’s vast cuts to Medicaid, however, are putting rural healthcare groups on high alert.

  • By David DiMolfetta

GSA announces new Oracle OneGov agreement

Oracle’s cloud and software license offerings will be available to federal agencies at a discounted rate.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

OPM schedules industry engagement event to talk HR modernization

The Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, and General Services Administration are all involved in this discussion on how to get a new human resources system in place by the end of 2028.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Palantir challenges DIA's sole-source contract plan

The company argues federal acquisition laws require the Defense Intelligence Agency conduct a competition, echoing the 2016 court win involving an Army contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

VA is overlooking accessibility requirements when procuring IT, watchdog says 

VA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency “did not establish a control environment that makes accessibility a priority” when it acquires new systems.

  • By Edward Graham
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VA T4NG2 court case continues with two dozen protests remaining

The Veterans Affairs Department has added three protesters to the pool of winners, but 24 unhappy bidders face a July 14 deadline to decide whether to continue their legal fight.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy seeks unmanned heavy-lift aircraft for Marine Corps supply mission

The service branch will go outside the traditional procurement lanes to acquire a platform that can carry 1,300 pounds and operate in a 115-mile range.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy chooses 8 for $1.5B Microsoft product support pact

This second iteration of the Microsoft Enterprise Services contract was reserved for small businesses and covers work across the entire lifecycle of the brand name offerings.

  • By Ross Wilkers

DHS cancels pair of massive IT, professional services vehicles

As the Homeland Security Department sees things, neither FirstSource III nor PACTS III fit into how the Trump administration wants civilian contracting to be done.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SBA to audit 8(a) contracting program

The Small Business Administration cites the guilty pleas of a former contracting officer and industry executives in a decades-long bribery scheme.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Protests hit newest round of GSA's OASIS+ small business selections

Five companies are arguing that they should also be on the government-wide professional services vehicle's apparent winners list.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Secure comms with allies is hard. The Pentagon wants to change that

The department is working on an effort to streamline a complex set of classified networks they use with allies and partners.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

DOGE now has approval authority for defense IT, consulting contracts

A new memo from the Defense Department's acquisition leader spells out what agencies and components have to inform the Department of Government Efficiency before proceeding on certain contracts.

  • By Ross Wilkers